Iceland volcano

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Long lens view of a farm with its barn near the Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption late on April 17, 2010. Winds blowing a massive volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could keep lashing Europe until the middle of next week, experts said Saturday, amid hints that the eruption could soon start tapering off.

Long lens view of a farm with its barn near the Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption late on April 17, 2010. Winds blowing a massive volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could keep lashing Europe until the middle of next week, experts said Saturday, amid hints that the eruption could soon start tapering off. (HALLDOR KOLBEINS, AFP/Getty Images)

Long lens view of a farm with its barn near the Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption late on April 17, 2010. Winds blowing a massive volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could keep lashing Europe until the middle of next week, experts said Saturday, amid hints that the eruption could soon start tapering off.